Hog-trap.



J. H. FLATLEY.

HOG TRAP.

APPLICATION FILED mule. 1914.

1,135,004. Patented Apr. 13, 1915.

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@Y C f ATTORNEY THF NORRIS PETERS CU.. PHON-LITHG.. WASHINGTON. l.)A C.

Jv. H.V`FLATLEY. HOG TRAP.

APPLICATION man lum/16, 1914.

1,1 Patented Apr. 13, 1915 l 2 gums-snm 2.

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THE MORRIS FETES C0.. PHOTOLITHO-, WASHINGTON. D. C.

I f `To all @07mm t may congwi;

u Bei kIlOWl that', JOHN H. FLATLEY, a

JOHN H. ELATLEX'OF HENDERSON CQUNTSL'INEAR IITTLE YORK, ILLINOIS;-

Hoe-TRAP.

ycitizen Aof the yUnited. States, and a resident of Henderson county,near lLittle York,

NVarren county, `Illinois, Ahave invented a new andusefulHog-Trap,of'lwhich the following is la specification. l

`My inventionrelatesto devices for `automaticallycatching and holdinghgs.

provide `a device which, when a hog attempts to pass through it, will byhim be tripped to grasp him about the neck-and hold -himfrom movementeither forward or i back.

Another object is to provide means `for setting the'trapfor hogs ofdifferent sizes; Another object is to provide a portable trap adaptedforplac'ement in barnor'stable doorways differing in their `widths .andmeans for securing it therein. f lIt isan object to provide, meanswhereby the trap doors maybe set-"at suitable and predetermineddistances apart.

It is an object to provide an animaleactuated trip-releasing mechanism,whereby the.

animall will in some' events springfthe trap earlier-than at other'times.

Other objects consist in providing jnovel structural' peculiarities andnovelY combinations of parts."

Minor objects will bei partobvious andV in part pointed out.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate a preferred embodiment ofmy in'- venticn, Figure 1 isga front elevation; Fig.

2,:a top plan; Fig. 3, a rear elevation; Fig;

4, a transverse section, taken in the line inFigVS; Fig. 5, a detail. ofthe lockcasting, partly broken away. v i y f Coming now to a detaileddescription `of the-drawings and referring to each element thereof by adistinguishing reference numeral, uniformly-employed, lfdesignates afloor, and 2, 2, a pairof doorjambs thereon..

"provided with a series of apertures 7 either lof {whichis adaptedforthe reception ofa ets .aresecured to theoppositepends' of the theadjacent jamb'2.

l8, Sindicate a pair of side frame bars 'united byan upper crossiplate,4, and a lower cross-plate Y i6,6, areangleiron plates'each of which islagscrew 8 4whereby it may be secured to V9,19 designate bolts by whichsaidbmi Application iedJul'y 16,1914. serial No, 851,313. .Y

@ne ofjthe objects of the invention is to ing dogs; and Fig. v6, vadetailA of the main' onesof the openings 7 theframe`4-5 and vSpecicationof Letters Patent. .Pjjentedi' v149,155,

eine 4. viy pliacinig'rfhegcrewss-inpiopa therehythe v trap mayl besecuredinfdoor-1 ways d lferingin v vidths..V After beingso placed,lagscrews lOare passed through 2, apertures in the horizontal arms ofbrackets 1112* t@ thepiate 5.

brackets is a supporting bar 16.- FiXed bolts 17 on and atthe midlengtho f said bar 16 isa casting 18 provided witha longitudi-V nallyarranged.wayin which is "slidab ly. l seated a rackj19 preferablyhaving.two`` j x faced teeth;y Pivoted between the' spaced upper leaves ofthecasting 18, andwatfits rear'edge, is amanually operable'locking Y dog20, the locking pointv of which"(seeFig.l Y

11 and threaded 'into theiioor 1, vthe vertical arms o fsaidbra'cket's`being secured by boltsv` l 13, 13 designate 'a pair of bracketsfsecuredj` one to each'V frame-bar 3, by vbolts 14.,"Se vcured by:bolt s` 15onthe rear ends ofjthese f 4) is designated by 20 and which is'directedrearwardly. Pivotedbetween the. .same .v

leavesibut forwardly of'thedo'g20'fi`s a counterweighted setting dog21,v the lockingl point 21 of which (Fig. 5) is directedforwardlyf`Suitably secured on therearf edge Oftlaebarv 16 is van 'eye'22 which isengaged by one end of la contractile spring 23jthe otherendy of whichengages a 4pin 24A (Fig.

4) which is secured in aneye 25 (Fig. 2) in1 the head' of thefrack 19.vThe spring thus 26,Y 26'designate aV pair of movable frame tends'todrawthe rackconstantly'rearward. ,90j

barsieach adapted for selective placements with relation to the plates 4and jby means ofl bolts 27 whichmay bepass'ed through optional'corresponding pairs o`f .aperturesV 2 8 in said plates, whereby tomovefthetrap doors (presently: described) toward io'rv from each other.H is 29, 29 designatehinge butts secure'din pairs on. each-bar 26.y 130,' 30 'indicatejhingeleavesgjengaged by pintles 81 with saidfbntts.V`

"32,32 indicate trap doors secured yeach to a corresponding pjair ofsaidleav'esby rivets door, and by said rivets,A is a' reinforce ipla'te35.- Each ofthese eyes receives one-bent end Y'Sec'ured on 'theoppositexside. of each Vlo's ofa'li'nk 36, theother bent endof which.engages an eye inthe forwardendforfheadi ofthe rack 19'.'

The adjacent `edges -off'the adware away hear their-lower :portions :t0:PIOVAG" an opening of suitable size and shape to -catch and hold thehog, and in order that he may be the more securely held, I haveA beveledoff the anterior edges of the out away portions, as shown at 37 1n Figs.3 and 4.

For convenience 1n securing a hind leg of the hog, (for purposes wellknown to s ed to engage a selective one of a series of 'apertures 49 ina plate 50, the butt of which is formed at a right angle thereto and eX-Vtended to form a pair of oppositely directed trunnions 52 which areseated loosely each in the eyevof a bolt 53 passed through the frame bar5.

54 indicates a link theV bent rear end of which engages an eye inthefore end of the dog 21 andthe forward end of which is provided with aseries of apertures 55 either one of which is adapted toreceive a pin 56whereby the bar 45 may be selectively engaged withsaid link 54. Y

The operation: Assume the parts to be in the relative positions shown inFigs. 2 and 4, and a hog to be advancing toward the trap, from its rearside. Seeing the opening between the doors and fearing no danger he willattempt to pass therethrough. The trap having been set so that thisopening is of a size which will permit his head and neck to pass withoutinjury, his broader shoulders will strike and carry the doors forwardly,and these drawing on the rack 19 (through the medium of the eyes 35 andlinks 36) will cause the dog point 21- which has been held by frictionalcontact vonly against a rack tooth-to release, whereupon the dog per se(being a counterweight) will assume the position shown in Fig. 5. Thespring 23 Vwill instantly act to draw the pin 24y and through it therack 19, links 36, eyes Y34 and doors 82 backward, to automaticallyclose the-doors on the sides of the animals neck. The lever20 willmeanwhile have fallen into the position shown in Fig. 5. Should the hogattempt to move forwardlyv he cannot escape, for the point 20 is lockedagainst a rack tooth and is restraining the rack and doors from forwardmovement. Should. he vattempt to move backward the door-edges Vwill bindthe move backward.

It sometimes occurs that a thin hog wil enter the trap when it is setfor larger ones.

To vprevent his head and shoulders passing through the doors, whichmight grasp him at or near his flanks, I have provided the dog-releasingbar 46 and the parts adapted for coperation therewith, the operation ofwhich is as follows: Should the animals head not strike the doors in amanner to release the dog 20 it will strike the loop 46 placedimmediately in front of the opening between said doors. 45 v slightlyforward and its upper end, through the medium of the pin 56, will pullon the link 54 to free the tip 21 of the dog 21 from engagement with therack-bar tooth, whereupon the spring 23 will act as above described todraw the doors back and grasp the hog by the neck. It will be manifestthat the hook may engage either aperture 49 and that the upper end ofthe bar may jbe adjusted to coperate with either hole 55 in the link,whereby either or both ends of the bar may be adjusted relatively to thedoors. Also it will be clear that the bar or the bar and link may beremoved almost instantly, or may be dispensed with, and that beingpivotally mounted the plate 50 will flex or yield to a shock when thebar 45 is forcibly struck, and that it is practically impossible to getit out of order.

To release the animal it is necessary only to raise the heel ofthe dog20, free the point 20, and by means of the handle 40 slide the rack 19forward to spread the doors.

The distance of divergence of the doors, in setting the trap to catchlarger or smaller hogs, is governed by the dog 21, and as this is itsfunction I shall hereinafter term it a setting dog. And inasmuch as thedog 2O is intended in itsprincipal function to lock the doors frommovement, I shall hereinafter designateit a locking dog.

lthas been thought neither necessary or best to encumber thisspecification and the accompanying drawings with descriptions andillustrations of modifications which are neither essential to nor formany part of the invention. A In fact, it is apparent without such thatnumerous changes may be made in the details of construction and bymodifications involving merely mechanical skill, without departing fromthe spirit and scope of thev invention, viewed in its broadest aspect.All this will be pointed out in the claims hereof, wherein the omissionof an element or the non-inclusion of reference to the detail featuresof the elements recited is intended to be a formal declaration of thefact that the omitted elements are not essential to the-inventionvcovered by 4that claim.

Therefore, without limiting myself to particularities, I claim as newand desire to secure by Letters Patent the following, towit: f

1.Y In a hog-trap, the combination'with a Thiswill throw the bar pair ofdoors adapted for alinement and for divergence,.of a longitudinallymovable'rack' connected to both doorsand arrangedat a i right anglethereto when they are in'alinement, and means for releasablyr'holdingsaid rack and thereby said doors in selective divergent positions. 1

" 2. InA ahog trap, lthe combination with a pair of doors adapted foralinement and for divergence, of a rack connected with both of saiddoors, a spring'adaptedjto-draw vrearwardly on said rack'to bring'thedoors into alinement, and means whereby the spring is Y 'A heldtensionedand the-doors held divergent.

3.' In a hog trap, the combinationwith a vpair o f doors'adapted-foralinement and for divergence, of a rack connected with both of saiddoors, a dog and av spring whereby l said rack and doors may be heldinset position, and a dog forl holding said rack and doors from forwardmovement.

y l. In a hog trap, the combination with a pair of doors adapted for.alinem'ent and for' divergence, of a rack'connected with both of saiddoors, means cooperating with said rack fory holding said doors in setposition and means for holdingthe rackin frictional contact with thelastrecited element.

5. In a hog trap, the combination with a pair of doors adaptedforalinement and for divergence,of a rack connected withboth of saiddoors,a setting dog adapted for seleci Y ffti'veengagement wththe teeth ofsaid rack,

and a locking-.dog adapted to both ratchet over and lockagainst a tooththereof.

- 6. AIn a hog trap, a pairof doors adapted for alinement and fordivergence, means for Y controlhngthe1r divergence, vand means forsecuring 'them` at different distancesfapart kwhen in alinement. f v

7 In combinatioma pair of horizontally swinging trap doors,'their freeedges norfmally adjacent, a rack connected with both of said doors,asetting-dog adapted for engagement with the teeth of said rack, meansadapted to be struck by anV animal attempting to pass between' saiddoors, whereby said dog is released from engagement with said rack, anda spring for drawing the doors toadapted-*for alnement and fordivergence,

a.v rack connected with both of said doors, a

ward' or into alinernent.` 8. In combination, a pair of trap doorssetting-dog adapted for engagement with se- C'opis of this patent may beobtained for lective teethof vsaid rack, amovable'meinber adapted -tobel tripped byfan animal to release said .dogv'from said rack, and aspring for drawing saioldoors toward or into alinement. c V9.Thefcombinationwith a pair-ofswingor from said doors,1a dogadapted'forengagement withgsaid rack, ar link connecting drawing ment.

Y the upper endg of said vertically arranged' element withfs'aid` dog,and a vspring-for Vthe doors toward orinto aline-` J j j f 7 0. l0. Inan animal-trap, yco-acting trapping doors, a rack connected to vboththereof,

.doorsetting means coactingk with saidrack .i -V and-adapted to bereleasedby an .animal as .1 i

f becomes in contact with said doors, and auf/.5 v

spring for drawing said doors into animalgrasping position. ,l p

1'1. In an animal-trap, coacting trapping- A 4doors adapted to-diverge,a rackconnected to both thereof, Vsetting means adapted to coact withsaid rack and to be released by an animal Vas he comes incontactfwithsaid v doors, and means .for drawlng said doors the: releaseof said settingf I1r1e ans.`

' 412.`In an animaltrapcoactingtrapping into grasping contact with ananimal upon doors, a rack connectedto 'both' thereof, and l., f

Spring controlled release-means lcoperating v with said rack whereby thecontact 'ofanf f releases them to grasp the animalbetween animal againstadj aoent edges of saidf doors said edges.

13.7111- anV animal-trap, coacting trapping doors, a {rack-'connected toboth thereof, and

a dog, as 20' adapted to beratcheted over by one or more Iteethofjsaidrack, due .to'thle U backward movementy of jananimal-'caught5A-I" l between adjacentefdges of'said doors, said ratcheting tendingtodraw the edges ofthe doors into tighter engagement withnthe animal.

hand this 6th day of July, 1914:.:

Witnesses: S. L. THOMSON,

'R. L. BRowNLiiifi.v

In witness vwhereof VI hereunto' setmy 'if Y five centseach, by.addressing-the Gominfssionerfof"gatents, Washington, .1L-C. I L

